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City Guide Amsterdam – Summer ’25

As the days grow longer and the city fills with sunshine, Amsterdam’s art scene is bursting with new energy. Wander through world-class collections, discover emerging artists, and take it all in with a drink on a sunny terracethis is the perfect time to explore.

Red tulips in front of canal houseboats and historic buildings at sunrise in Amsterdam.
City Guide Amsterdam – Summer ’25

Whether you’re gallery-hopping or terrace-sipping, the Art Fix map has your cultural itinerary covered.

City Guide Amsterdam – Summer ’25

Amsterdam Sculpture Biennale | ART ZUID

  • Until 21 Sep ‘25
  • Apollolaan/Minervalaan
  • artzuid.nl

ARTZUID transforms Amsterdam’s Plan Zuid into an outdoor gallery, showcasing 50 sculptures along Apollolaan and Minervalaan—inviting everyone to experience art freely in the heart of the city.

MUSEUM HEADLINERS

Kim Sooka Oude Kerk Exhibition
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Kimsooja | Oude Kerk

Kimsooja turns the Oude Kerk into a reflection on ‘bottari’—bundles of textiles that carry belongings, exploring their deep connection to migration and displacement.

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Kehinde Wiley | Museum van Loon

Kehinde Wiley flips the script in his first Dutch solo show—with striking new portraits made in Suriname set against the opulent backdrop of Museum Van Loon’s colonial interiors.

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Isamu Noguchi | Rijksmuseum

Modernism in full bloomthe Rijks’ garden becomes Noguchi’s playground, where sculpture, light, and nature move as one.

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John Madu | Van Gogh Museum

A creative cultural fusion in which West African vibrancy meets Van Gogh’s masterful motifs, forging a bold dialogue across cultures.

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Fiona Tan | Rijksmuseum

Fiona Tan peers into 19th‑century obsessions and evolving psychiatry, blending historical portraits, prints, everyday objects and her own haunting video to challenge how we see the mind, then and now.

Gold and pink painting by Pamela Rosenkranz
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Pamela Rosenkranz | Stedelijk

Dive into the future of humanity and nature as Pamela Rosenkranz transforms the Stedelijk into a sensory exploration of the boundaries between the organic and synthetic.

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Augusta Curiel | Foam

  • Until 6 Nov ‘25
  • Keizersgracht 609
  • foam.org

Over 100 captivating images bring early 20th-century Surinamese society to life, highlighting the groundbreaking work of one of Surinam’s first women photographers, Augusta Curiel.

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Garrett Bradley | Eye Filmmuseum

US artist and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Garrett Bradley works in poetic cinema – where archival and experimental film merge to challenge how we see race, memory, and the politics of everyday life.

GALLERY SHOWS

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Sosa Joseph | STEVENSON

Sosa Joseph turns memory into theatre, blending myth and the quiet chaos of daily life into lush paintings where each figure carries a secret.

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Helen Verhoeven | Annet Gelink Gallery

Enter Helen Verhoeven’s unruly world—where myth, madness, and the human condition collide in bold new works at her first solo show with Annet Gelink Gallery.

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Stefano Caimi | Go Mulan

Stefano Caimi captures the pulse of an Italian forest in flux, where shifting seasons take shape through pyrography and paint.

GoMulan & Wouter exhibition

Stefano Caimi & Natalia Jordanova | Galerie Fleur & Wouter and GoMulan

A dual exhibition by Galerie Fleur & Wouter and GoMulan reimagines classical art through cutting-edge media, featuring AI-infused homages by Natalia Jordanova and the scorched landscapes of Stefano Caimi.

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Sandro Miller | TORCH Gallery

Sandro Miller rewinds photographic history with actor and close friend John Malkovich as his muse—recasting iconic portraits that shaped Miller’s career in a heartfelt tribute.

Anthony Goicolea & Shen Wei Duo Exhibiton at Ron Mandos in Amsterdam

Anthony Goicolea & Shen Wei | Galerie Ron Mandos

Step into two intimate worlds as Anthony Goicolea’s dreamlike paintings meet Shen Wei’s tactile photography and performance in this double opening.

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Arturo Kameya | GRIMM Gallery

Peruvian artist Arturo Kameya weaves the haunting myths of his home country into poetic installations that question the invisible debts carried across cultures.

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All Fours | Homecoming Gallery

The Art Fix team enjoyed visiting All Fours, an empowering show inspired by Miranda July’s book. Check out the captivating work of emerging women artists: Darcy Brenna, Harley Weir, Joline Kwakkenbos, Johnny Mae Hauser, Loes de Boer, and Oxiea Villamonte.

Rikkert P exhibition, Made van Krimpen

Rikkert Paauw | Madé van Krimpen

Rikkert Paauw turns found materials into living art—reshaping space, sustainability, and the everyday.

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Beyond Boundaries | Kersgallery

Beyond Boundaries brings together the voices of Lotte Wieringa, Marc Mulders, Taqwa Ali, and Ayo—four artists pushing the edges of contemporary art to explore identity and connection.

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Corrie De Boer | EENWERK

  • Until 26 July ’25
  • Koninginneweg 176
  • eenwerk.nl

EENWERK proudly presents Last Horizon, a contemplative tribute to Corrie de Boer’s quietly radical, cross-disciplinary practice where hand-stitched minimalism and poetic repetition invite deep reflection on form, presence, and perception.

Painting from Erika Peucelle, Joie de vivre

Erika Peucelle | Stigter Van Doesburg

Erika’s calming scenes reflect how love manifests itself in daily life, often through the simplest moments—offering us a moment for quiet connection with those around us.   

1985-2025 Galerie Fons Welters

1985 2025 | Galerie Fons Welters

After 40 years at the heart of contemporary art, Galerie Fons Welters presents 1985 – 2025, a farewell exhibition and powerful tribute to its legacy, opening during Amsterdam Art Week.

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Lucas Foglia | Galerie Caroline O’Breen

Lucas Foglia traces the epic migration of Painted Lady butterflies, turning their journey into a metaphor for resilience and the search for sanctuary across borders.

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Aaryan Sinha | Galerie Caroline O’Breen

When history and the lens collide, Aaryan Sinha’s work challenges how photography frames India’s identity.

Thijs Galerie Fontana

Thijs Segers | Galerie Fontana

Wander into the quiet poetry of HOGEVAART, where Thijs Segers transforms fleeting moments and humble surroundings into luminous, melancholic beauty.

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Premieres | Bildhalle

Bildhalle reopens in the heart of Amsterdam with Premieres—a vibrant celebration of Dutch photography’s bold new voices, rich traditions, and boundary-pushing artistry, unveiled just in time for Amsterdam Art Week 2025.

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Beyond These Walls | AkzoNobel Art Foundation

AkzoNobel presents a dynamic exhibition of groundbreaking artworks that reveal a world of limitless possibilities.

OUTSIDE AMSTERDAM

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Joana Schneider | Groninger Museum

Textile artist Joana Schneider challenges beauty norms by exploring themes of transformation and metamorphosis in her latest feminist-inspired works.

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herman de vries | Rijksmuseum Twenthe

We’re especially excited for herman de vries: 70 years of nature as art—a stunning retrospective celebrating his lifelong journey of transforming nature into powerful, evocative art that inspires connection to our natural world.

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Art Fix Tip: Art Fix teamed up with the legendary herman de vries for a truly unique collab. Click here to explore this special edition.

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Tomáš Libertíny | Museum Kranenburgh

Tomáš Libertíny lets bees build the art—merging human intention with nature’s instinct to create hauntingly beautiful sculptures that challenge who’s really in control: us, or nature.

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Good Mom Bad Mom | Centraal Museum Utrecht

Explore the unfiltered realities of motherhood—identity, guilt, love, and all the complexities in between—through powerful works by artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Tracey Emin, and Käthe Kollwitz.

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I ❤️ New Work | Voorlinden Museum

It’ll be love at first sight as you’re swept off your feet by newly discovered artists and artworks at Voorlinden. 

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Simone Post | Voorlinden Museum

Awaken your inner child as you step into Simone Post’s reimagined childhood home, where every detail—from the furniture to the washing machine—is made entirely of candy.

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Geert Vanoorlé & Yumiko Yoneda | Galerie Ramakers

Geert Vanoorlé and Yumiko Yoneda explore balance, beauty, and stillness in a captivating duo show.

Khaled Dawwa's sculpture for his exhibition represeting 80 years of Freedom, in 2025 the Beelden aan Zee museum presents Voici mon cœur!

Khaled Dawwa | Museum Beelden aan Zee

Khaled Dawwa transforms raw clay into a haunting tribute to survival and resistance—a contemporary war memorial that echoes the ongoing fight for freedom, 80 years after liberation.

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Ryan Gander X Edgar Degas | Museum Beelden aan Zee

Ryan Gander brings Degas’ iconic ballerina off her pedestal and into real life, placing her in surprising, poetic moments that make us rethink youth, movement, and what art can be.

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Wild Summer of Art| Brutus Space

  • Until 15 June ‘25
  • Keileweg 10b, Rotterdam
  • brutus.nl

This Wild Summer of Art, the Brutus compound itself becomes the canvas, inviting past and future to meet as we rethink memory and spark new stories.

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Fenix | Rotterdam

Check out the new Fenix Rotterdam—you’ll fall for the striking architecture and even more for the powerful migration stories that come alive inside.

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Magdalena Abakanowicz | Noord Brabants Museum

Abakanowicz’s monumental textile works—including her vast 19-panel woven installation, Bois le Duc—challenge us to rethink our connection to the natural world and humanity’s place within it.

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Erik Matthijsen | Museum More

Erik Mattijssen’s retrospective showcases 25 years of vibrant, puppet-like scenes and everyday objects—devoid of people yet charged with their unseen presence.

EAT AND DRINK IN AMSTERDAM

COFFEE

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Pastry breads at Salvo Bakehouse in Amsterdam.
An image of croissants from Salvo Bakehouse in Amsterdam.
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LUNCH & DRINKS

A picture of the terrace outside Cafe Tsmalle, a bar in the Jordaan,

Café ‘t Smalle

Sunset image capturing the outside of Binnen Buiten, a bar in amsterdam
Hannekes Boom bar in Amsterdam in the spring, as people sit outside near the water
Inside of bar parry in amsterdam, a wine bar with cozy atmosphere.
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Café R. de Rosa

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Interior image of Brasserie George in amsterdam with dining tables.
Image of a salad dish from george brasserie in amsterdam.
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Brasserie George | Houthavens

DINNER

Ravioli photo from the restaurant of Leonardo's Ravioli Bar in Amsterdam
Interior shot of Leonardos ravioli bar in amsterdam, a new restaurant.
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Photo of a pasta dish from Ceppi's italian restaurant in amsterdam.
Photo of the interior design from Ceppi's italian restaurant in amsterdam.
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Rosario, the interior of the restaurant in the jordaan in amsterdam
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BAK

Looking to impress? BAK is the place to go. Claudy Jongstra’s art adorns the walls, setting the stage for a dining experience as captivating as the entrance itself.

Outside of de zingende zwaan, people sitting enjoying drinks.
People sitting outside of Cafe cenc enjoying drinks
Sunny terrace of Libertine, in amsterdam with tables outside and ivy growing.

Libertine Petit Café

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